Positive Self-Talk
What is Positive Self-Talk? The voice inside our own heads is very powerful and something that we can’t escape. What that voice says to us can really affect our mood, our motivation and our growth. If that voice is always saying things such as, “I bet...
What it Means to Be a SEAL Teacher
NEW! Let me read this article TO you! Click the play button below or follow the link to SoundCloud and listen in! As a teacher we have many responsibilities. There was a time when I thought, first and foremost, our job was just to teach: to deliver the content...
Soundtracking, Silent Reading & Building Stamina
Reading stamina has been the focus of my 4th grade class these last few days. I have been working hard through the guidance of The Daily 5 to instruct my students in my expectations for them to read independently when I need to take small groups of students. Now...
The Best Sentence Starter (for getting to know your kids)
Here’s a great tool for every SEAL teacher! For the full lesson plan, go to our SEAL Lessons & Tools page. Asking students to finish this simple sentence can get a lot of information. This kind of info is really helpful if you want to break that barrier...
Put the A in SEAL
SEAL or Social-Emotional Artistic Learning is the newest program coming out of The Inspired Classroom. Following the principles of true arts integration and the natural connections between arts and social-emotional learning, SEAL acts to fully integrate the...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
